Weightwatcher/Motivation Clinic/Unislim//SlimmingWorld ETC

theresaloo

Hi guys, just thought i'd start a trend for anyone who is on a diet and would like to post up how they are getting on and we could all encourage and help each other! I think it would be great to see all the different types of diets and see how they all work! And be great to have some diet buddies!!

I'ii start, I have lost 3 stone over the last 5 years doing weightwatchers and tryed a low GI diet and i think slimfast which lasted about 2 weeks i just couldnt do it lol, ww and GI both worked but were a bit slow, so now im trying motivation only on my first week, havent been weighed yet so cant comment to much as i dont know yet, only that its not too bad so far. I want to lose 4 stone!! :eek:

Blatter

Most of the ''diets'' you have mentioned there are crash diets with an extremely low success rate. And by success I mean losing weight and keeping it off.

There is already a Weight Watchers thread.

To be honest, I thought this was a forum that is meant to promote healthy and varied eating, not to keep tabs and encourage people who want to lose a stone in a couple of weeks and then put on two stone the following month.

Transform

SOCCER4LIFE wrote: »

Most of the ''diets'' you have mentioned there are crash diets with an extremely low success rate. And by success I mean losing weight and keeping it off.

There is already a Weight Watchers thread.

To be honest, I thought this was a forum that is meant to promote healthy and varied eating, not to keep tabs and encourage people who want to lose a stone in a couple of weeks and then put on two stone the following month.

totally agree and have had tons of clients that never used a 'diet' ad lost lots of weight.

Nutrition plan is what i suggest and a plan that is focused on changing peoples attitude towards food NOT counting calories, points or in any way thinking that you are 'on' something.

Sorry but its worked well for my clients and mostly there is zero need to see the different 'diets' as that only promotes confusion rather than focusing on increased food quality and moving your body more through regular exercise

Blatter

Transform wrote: »

totally agree and have had tons of clients that never used a 'diet' ad lost lots of weight.

Nutrition plan is what i suggest and a plan that is focused on changing peoples attitude towards food NOT counting calories, points or in any way thinking that you are 'on' something.

Sorry but its worked well for my clients and mostly there is zero need to see the different 'diets' as that only promotes confusion rather than focusing on increased food quality and moving your body more through regular exercise

Exactly, but the problem is actually convincing people of this.

We can show people stats where there is a massive failure rate with these ''diets'' all day long.

We can also point people to several examples(on this forum, and elsewhere) where people have successfully lost weight and kept it off doing exactly what you mentioned above.

Alot of people will still refuse to believe the truth. Maybe with all the diet advertising, ''low fat is good'' BS, Special K etc. they have been brainwashed.

metamorphosis

I lost 6 stone a good while back, never really got into the whole counting cals. I did it for about 4 months or so total through my weight loss and all i found is that it slowly started taking over my nutritional habits as in i HAD to have certain %'s etc - not healthy attitude. I am much more happier and did a whole whole lot better not counting.

For those who's leptin levels are not fooked, intuitive eating is good. for those who are very active and are in sports etc, a little planning goes a long long way.

ith WW/Unislim, i can see WHY it works for some people. There was a stat thrown around before that long term 95% of those on WW gain back weight? Any sources on that?? Id like to read it. I'd almost believe it seeing as everyone that i know who has done it has gone back multiple times after they regained weight. Of course, this is not the case for everyone there. Also, wasn't there a similar statistic for calorie counting? Something like 95% gained weight back after 5 years or something like that?

MOD NOTE : Discussion on Lipotrim is prohibited under the charter on this forum as it is the height of unhealthyness. This forum is about giving advice on healthy and sustainable weight loss, not how to lose a stone in a week.

Monife

I have been to a weight motivation clinic when I was 16. I lost a stone and a half in a short space of time (can't remember exactly how long). I needed to lose much more but lost interest quite quickly. I personally don't think it works. It is basically the atkins diet. Low carb, high protein.

I think the key is to not limit yourself to any one food group. You need a good variety and once you start depriving yourself of something, it makes you crave it all the more.

Something clicked in my head last November, I thought now is finally the time to lose the weight (I was 18 stone 3lbs :eek: ). I have dieted all my life with little or no success and even considered hypnotherapy or gastric band surgery. You have to really want to do it, and if you are in that mind frame, then nothing will stop you. I am 15stone 4lbs now, nearly 3 stone gone. I am doing weightwatchers and it is really working for me. I think if you haven't got much knowledge of how to eat properly, then calorie counting is a good basis to start from. I already find myself knowing what is good and what isn't by looking at the nutrional info and knowing what the right portion size is without weighing it.

I think the reason why WW or other diets don't work, is people see them as just that, a diet. And a diet is not what is needed, a lifestyle change is needed. Once someone realises that, then they are on the right track.

rememberthis

I'm on the Weight Watcher program (calling it a program, not a diet). Being honest, I just need somewhere to go every week to get weighed, sit around and be motivated. My partner joined with me so we can "inspire" eachother! I started last week. First weigh in this Tuesday so will update everyone. So far, it's been grand out. I still eat at the same times etc., only thing I do differently is exercise now, I think it was my big problem really. So I've bought a bike, I bought the Kinect, and have been exercising mad in the evenings jumping around my living room. I have to say, this pro-points thing can be a bit painstaking, but I was glad to find that the foods I enjoy and always ate before weren't too bad for me. Exercise exercise exercise.

theresaloo

We all know that weight loss is a about Nutrition ect, and i understand why

some people think that these "diets" are not good and are not healthy but

it does work for some of us and some of us need to go to classes/meetings

to get motivated and to do it with other people so they dont feel alone

while losing weight! This treand is for people would are doing this types of

diets because there are lots of us whether others agree with them or not,

so if you are on a diet as we call them then feel free to share it with us and

if your not then maybe set up a different trend, each to there own is what i

say and sorry if some of you dont agree with them, if it makes you angry

then dont post, trying to keep it positive please! p.s if this section is not

for Diets then why is it call "Nutrition and diet"??

theresaloo

P.s thank you to those who posted up about which diet/programme they

are doing and on their weight lose, well done, its hard, but as i said each

to their own and what ever floats your boat go for it! Each person is

different so i think do what ever you find the easiest/positive way to lose

weight then go for it! Smile and the world will smile with you!!!!

Transform

IMO there is a right way to drop weight and there is a wrong way and in no way would i encourage many of the 'diets' mentioned already

Posting up how much weight you have dropped is not going t prove anything as I had a friend of a friend of a friend that dropped 3 stone in 6months on the God diet - jesus wants you to lose weight!! See it proved nothing.

plenty of studies showing a lower carb intake, focusing on higher quality foods and eating more good fats is good for weight loss.

Overall if you were to simply focus ONLY on better food quality and learning to cook you would be well on the way to a lifestyle change and not a yo-yo diet mentality

anewme

Transform wrote: »

IMO there is a right way to drop weight and there is a wrong way and in no way would i encourage many of the 'diets' mentioned already


plenty of studies showing a lower carb intake, focusing on higher quality foods and eating more good fats is good for weight loss.

Overall if you were to simply focus ONLY on better food quality and learning to cook you would be well on the way to a lifestyle change and not a yo-yo diet mentality

Is the new WW pro points not based on this theory. I know Slimming World is focused on fresh foods with lower carb intake.

I follow Slimming World since middle January and I find it easy in some ways and not so easy in other ways (lower alcohol intake!!!)

I am now down 1stone 10lbs and 5 lbs away from my goal of 10 stone for a 5ft7 female, so not bad going. I look like a totally different person.

I will say I exercise 4 times a week, spinning and step aerobics and this is what has made the difference to my shape I think.

Personally, I dont count WeightWatchers/Unislim/Slimming World in the same bracket as, say, Lipotrim or Motivation, Atkins as they focus more on long term change of habits and healthy eating (apart from the Pink-n-White crap and a couple of other small things trying to "buck" the system, but there you go.

I would like to support Thereasa on this thread though.......she asked our opinions on another thread, got a mixed response, but she decided to go ahead with motivation and ultimately that is her decision, even if we do not agree with it.

So, Theresa, I'm putting my last effort into getting my last five lbs, but it is going to be slow as I am very near to what I should be anyway, but how's it going for you?

theresaloo

anewme wrote: »

Is the new WW pro points not based on this theory. I know Slimming World is focused on fresh foods with lower carb intake.

I follow Slimming World since middle January and I find it easy in some ways and not so easy in other ways (lower alcohol intake!!!)

I am now down 1stone 10lbs and 5 lbs away from my goal of 10 stone for a 5ft7 female, so not bad going. I look like a totally different person.

I will say I exercise 4 times a week, spinning and step aerobics and this is what has made the difference to my shape I think.

Personally, I dont count WeightWatchers/Unislim/Slimming World in the same bracket as, say, Lipotrim or Motivation, Atkins as they focus more on long term change of habits and healthy eating (apart from the Pink-n-White crap and a couple of other small things trying to "buck" the system, but there you go.

I would like to support Thereasa on this thread though.......she asked our opinions on another thread, got a mixed response, but she decided to go ahead with motivation and ultimately that is her decision, even if we do not agree with it.

So, Theresa, I'm putting my last effort into getting my last five lbs, but it is going to be slow as I am very near to what I should be anyway, but how's it going for you?

Thank you for that, I know many people dont agree with motivation and other types of plans, but im trying it out all i can do is try like anyone else, the reason i tryed it is because i have 4 stone to lose if i had less i would defo stick to ww or join slimming world! Well done on your lose so far, i am 5ft 7 aswell and trying to get to 9st 7lb but would be happy with 10st! Im going to the gym this week and i was going to ask about the spinning classes cause you said from the other trend that it tones your legs and bum so could do with a bit of that!! Im having my first weigh in on tuesday, would love to be where you are now 5lb to go! I will be someday :eek: thanks for the support and please keep posted how you get on!!

theresaloo

Transform wrote: »

IMO there is a right way to drop weight and there is a wrong way and in no way would i encourage many of the 'diets' mentioned already

Posting up how much weight you have dropped is not going t prove anything as I had a friend of a friend of a friend that dropped 3 stone in 6months on the God diet - jesus wants you to lose weight!! See it proved nothing.

plenty of studies showing a lower carb intake, focusing on higher quality foods and eating more good fats is good for weight loss.

Overall if you were to simply focus ONLY on better food quality and learning to cook you would be well on the way to a lifestyle change and not a yo-yo diet mentality

There is a right and wrong way to do nearly everything in this world doesnt mean we all do it the right way! Posting up how much you have dropped and talking about it is what keeps people motivated and support each other! I am on a low carb intake and focusing on higher quality foods and am eating good fats thats what i learned the first day i joined!! And i do cook!! Thank you for your advice, but we are all trying different ways, this is working for me may not work for others!!

Blatter

theresaloo wrote: »

We all know that weight loss is a about Nutrition ect, and i understand why

some people think that these "diets" are not good and are not healthy but

it does work for some of us and some of us need to go to classes/meetings

to get motivated and to do it with other people so they dont feel alone

while losing weight! This treand is for people would are doing this types of

diets because there are lots of us whether others agree with them or not,

so if you are on a diet as we call them then feel free to share it with us and

if your not then maybe set up a different trend, each to there own is what i

say and sorry if some of you dont agree with them, if it makes you angry

then dont post, trying to keep it positive please! p.s if this section is not

for Diets then why is it call "Nutrition and diet"??

If you look up the definition of ''diet'', it means the exact same thing as nutrition. Here you go. It's not just a handy term for WW, CS etc.


You see that little bit I have highlighted in bold, that is the key.

You are still under an illusion that it ''can work for me''. This is highly unlikely and there is overwhelming evidence to support my claim on this.

The fact that you're ''on'' a diet, will almost certainly mean that you will come ''off'' it at some stage or another and pile the weight back on. You should not feel you are ''on'' something ever, this is the problem.

Happens time, after time, after time again. Until the correct, permanent lifestyle changes are made, the same people will float in and out of this 'diet' and that 'diet' and will always be miserable with their weight.

rememberthis

I find weight watchers enjoyable, mostly because of the women at the meetings. They are really good fun!

theresaloo

SOCCER4LIFE wrote: »

If you look up the definition of ''diet'', it means the exact same thing as nutrition. Here you go. It's not just a handy term for WW, CS etc.


You see that little bit I have highlighted in bold, that is the key.

You are still under an illusion that it ''can work for me''. This is highly unlikely and there is overwhelming evidence to support my claim on this.

The fact that you're ''on'' a diet, will almost certainly mean that you will come ''off'' it at some stage or another and pile the weight back on. You should not feel you are ''on'' something ever, this is the problem.

Happens time, after time, after time again. Until the correct, permanent lifestyle changes are made, the same people will float in and out of this 'diet' and that 'diet' and will always be miserable with their weight.

Thanks for you opinion and i do understand where you are coming from, but im doing this whether you agree or not, im sure there maybe some aspects of your life and things that you do that i may not agree with we are all not perfect, anyway if you disgree with these "diets" then dont look at this trend as you said there are plenty more on here for nutrition etc and if thats your thing then maybe post on them, im not being rude to you but maybe just let us be, if you think that we are making a mistake by trying to lose weight with these types of diets/programmes then maybe let us make our own mistakes, cause i believe you learn from your mistakes, but thanks for your input and honestly i do understand where you are coming from.

theresaloo

rememberthis wrote: »

I find weight watchers enjoyable, mostly because of the women at the meetings. They are really good fun!

I agree i had a bit of a laugh at meeting whether i put on 2 or lost 2 we all managed to see the bright side!! I think they help alot!!:D

Transform

All i know is from EXPERIENCE working with clients week in week out and to be honest I really do not think another thread is needed for patting someone on the back just because they dropped some weight.

I am sorry if i sound harsh but all threads like this is act as semi voyerism with the only outcome being that someone cut their calories, ate less, and exercised more.

There are slow ways to make weight loss progress - 'dieting' or sticking to a 'diet' mentality and doing lots of cardio is possibly the slowest.

the quickest - being 100% honest with your diet, focus on better food quality and then look at your carb intake and upping the good fats and protein in a big way (in this order ideally) and then hitting the weights/body weight exercises in a even BIGGER way and then doing some hard cardio at times and some light cardio at other times.

Contributing to the confusion regarding ideal nutrition is just a futile lesson that NO ONE needs.

rememberthis

No disrespect to anyone who keeps putting down these types of programs on here - but I started posting in this thread because it is called "Weightwatcher/Motivation Clinic/Unislim/SlimmingWorld ETC"... not "RANTING BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE Weightwatcher/Motivation Clinic/Unislim/SlimmingWorld ETC" thread. If someone wishes to start a rant thread. Please do, it'll give me great enjoyment to read them. But, for now, we should remain on topic, and try to encourage those who need it, and pick others up who haven't had a good week coming to terms with their weight etc.

theresaloo

rememberthis wrote: »

No disrespect to anyone who keeps putting down these types of programs on here - but I started posting in this thread because it is called "Weightwatcher/Motivation Clinic/Unislim/SlimmingWorld ETC"... not "RANTING BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE Weightwatcher/Motivation Clinic/Unislim/SlimmingWorld ETC" thread. If someone wishes to start a rant thread. Please do, it'll give me great enjoyment to read them. But, for now, we should remain on topic, and try to encourage those who need it, and pick others up who haven't had a good week coming to terms with their weight etc.

I second that lol

Liamo08

Genuine question for the people posting here about the virtues of "Weightwatcher/Motivation Clinic/Unislim/SlimmingWorld ETC", what's the plan once you reach your target weight? Several people have pointed out the fact that many people on these programs/diets end up putting the weight back on once the target is reached, so how are you going to avoid being one of these people?

misslt

I'm on weight watchers at the minute. But I'm not 'dieting' per se, I'm trying to change how I think about food, change my lifestyle and my overall nutrition. As someone who doesnt eat healthily normally I'm finding weight watchers a great way of getting started, learning what to eat to stay healthy. My overall plan is to learn how to eat well so that when I finish weight watchers I'll know how to continue that. I have that much to lose that by the time I'm finished I'll be so used to it

I'm enjoying learning new ways to cook food, trying new things. The structure of weight watchers is a great starting point for anyone trying to do this.

rememberthis

Liamo08 wrote: »

Genuine question for the people posting here about the virtues of "Weightwatcher/Motivation Clinic/Unislim/SlimmingWorld ETC", what's the plan once you reach your target weight? Several people have pointed out the fact that many people on these programs/diets end up putting the weight back on once the target is reached, so how are you going to avoid being one of these people?

Liamo08, are you overweight, or have lost weight at any point in your life? And if so, was it self powered weight management, did you go to a "program" for motivation, or what 's the story? Genuine question too....

shelly_g

Liamo08 wrote: »

Genuine question for the people posting here about the virtues of "Weightwatcher/Motivation Clinic/Unislim/SlimmingWorld ETC", what's the plan once you reach your target weight? Several people have pointed out the fact that many people on these programs/diets end up putting the weight back on once the target is reached, so how are you going to avoid being one of these people?

Hi there

I reached my target a year ago and am still within my 5 lbs maintaining very well I lost over 5 stone with weightwatchers

Im active and make good food choices - im not on a diet and i weigh in regularly to keep myself at a healthy weight ... I WONT go back to been overweight

if i do find myself putting on weight i have my meeting and leader to go back to for help and support

Liamo08

rememberthis wrote: »

Liamo08, are you overweight, or have lost weight at any point in your life? And if so, was it self powered weight management, did you go to a "program" for motivation, or what 's the story? Genuine question too....

Nope not overweight but like everybody else I have put on or lost a few KG's from time to time. In recent years I have improved my health/fitness through increasing my knowledge of nutrition and training methods and done my best to incorporate these into my lifestyle. I have never followed any specific diet or any program for motivation, just try to make the right decisions and follow some good advice, plenty of it received on this site and from some of the posters on this thread.

My initial question was to see had people who were following some of these specific programs thought out what their plan was for once they reached their targets, as has been pointed out before people often fall back into bad habits once they reach their initial goals.

Hi there

I reached my target a year ago and am still within my 5 lbs maintaining very well I lost over 5 stone with weightwatchers

Im active and make good food choices - im not on a diet and i weigh in regularly to keep myself at a healthy weight ... I WONT go back to been overweight

if i do find myself putting on weight i have my meeting and leader to go back to for help and support

Congrats on the loss and even better to see that you've happily made the changes to keep yourself where you want to be. Great to see that you were able to apply what you had learned after you had reached your initial goal.

xgtdec

Liamo08 wrote: »

Genuine question for the people posting here about the virtues of "Weightwatcher/Motivation Clinic/Unislim/SlimmingWorld ETC", what's the plan once you reach your target weight? Several people have pointed out the fact that many people on these programs/diets end up putting the weight back on once the target is reached, so how are you going to avoid being one of these people?

When i started with Motivation i was buying clothes off the internet and had no muscle....when i left motivation i was very gym motivated and less motivation motivated;) once i started putting on a little muscle that was it...hooked....4 years later and my olf love of greasy fattening food is replaced with a love of working out.....motivation did its job for me...so i dont consider it a negative!!

Monife

Liamo08 wrote: »

Genuine question for the people posting here about the virtues of "Weightwatcher/Motivation Clinic/Unislim/SlimmingWorld ETC", what's the plan once you reach your target weight? Several people have pointed out the fact that many people on these programs/diets end up putting the weight back on once the target is reached, so how are you going to avoid being one of these people?

I think with WW, they incorporate healthy eating and with the new pro points plan, it will make it all the easier to maintain it. It really is just cutting and counting your calories and then when you get to the maintaining your weight stage, you have a few more calories to eat. They always drum it into you that it is not a diet, it is a lifestyle change. And once someone understands that, I think they are quids in. Like I had said before (possibly on the other thread the OP has), you have to really want to lose the weight and keep it off and I think if you have that determination, then you will keep it off.

Imho, motivation is just a diet, it is not a long term plan. It is all about really low to almost none at all carbs and there are meal replacement options (never a good sign). The one good thing I liked about them, is when you weighed in, you could see what actual fat you lost, muscle you gained, water you were retaining etc.

BlueIsland

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Daisy M

I too am curious to know if the people here who are so down on any type of diet programme have ever had a signifigant weight problem and been able to lose and maintain their weight by just making a few alterations in their diet? Its very easy to give advice on what to do to combat weight problems but it would be a lot easier for us with weight problems to listen and take heed if we knew the advice was given by someone who had been in the same situation. The only one I am aware of is the mighty metamorphisis who lost lots and has kept it off and doesnt seem to have a major bias against grains more stories like this would be fantastic to hear.
I think its fair to say that if you have never had a signifigant weight problem you really dont know what those of us who do are going through and just because we choose to follow ww, unislim, weight motivation, it doesnt make us ignorant or stupid we are just choosing to do things different from ye rightly or wrongly.

theresaloo

BlueIsland wrote: »

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Im glad you find these "Programmes" so funny!! But they do work for some people!!!! :mad:

theresaloo

is mise astra wrote: »

I too am curious to know if the people here who are so down on any type of diet programme have ever had a signifigant weight problem and been able to lose and maintain their weight by just making a few alterations in their diet? Its very easy to give advice on what to do to combat weight problems but it would be a lot easier for us with weight problems to listen and take heed if we knew the advice was given by someone who had been in the same situation. The only one I am aware of is the mighty metamorphisis who lost lots and has kept it off and doesnt seem to have a major bias against grains more stories like this would be fantastic to hear.
I think its fair to say that if you have never had a signifigant weight problem you really dont know what those of us who do are going through and just because we choose to follow ww, unislim, weight motivation, it doesnt make us ignorant or stupid we are just choosing to do things different from ye rightly or wrongly.

Well said!! I appreciate all comments on this, but those who post on this who have near "dieted" or have had a weight problem always seem to have more to say on the subject! I set this up for people who are on these types of programmes so we can encourage and let each other know how we get on! All advice is welcome but negitive comments are not in my opinion!!

Daisy M

Theresa try not to get dragged into any rows in this tread it will be of no benefit to you, keep posting your progress and others will probably join in. If any of the posts on this tread appear to you to be against the forum charter (at the top of the page) then report them, the charter specifically asks for tolerence of people with a different approach. The mods on this forum are excellent and the imho the last thing they want to see is another tread row. Best of luck getting to a weight you are happy with and staying at it.
Remember most of the regulars here are not trying to get at us dieters they just strongly believe in the food plan they follow, it makes sense to them and they are just trying to give advice. Btw is your user name theresa loo or theres a loo?

BlueIsland

Do struggle with my weight!!always have!! Weight problem hasn't Affected my sense of humour!!

rememberthis

Back from Weight Watchers and 3.5lbs down. Yippeee!

theresaloo

BlueIsland wrote: »

Do struggle with my weight!!always have!! Weight problem hasn't Affected my sense of humour!!

Well im sorry i thought you were taking the pi** excuse the pun lol!! Are you on any programme or have been? Any worked for you? You defo need a sence of humour in this world!!!!

theresaloo

is mise astra wrote: »

Theresa try not to get dragged into any rows in this tread it will be of no benefit to you, keep posting your progress and others will probably join in. If any of the posts on this tread appear to you to be against the forum charter (at the top of the page) then report them, the charter specifically asks for tolerence of people with a different approach. The mods on this forum are excellent and the imho the last thing they want to see is another tread row. Best of luck getting to a weight you are happy with and staying at it.
Remember most of the regulars here are not trying to get at us dieters they just strongly believe in the food plan they follow, it makes sense to them and they are just trying to give advice. Btw is your user name theresa loo or theres a loo?

Defo dont intend to get into any rows on this!! I take all advice from everyone and am glad that people post what works for them its interesting to know and i take tips!! My name is theresa loo but you can call me theres a loo if you want ha ha it sounds funnier!!

theresaloo

rememberthis wrote: »

Back from Weight Watchers and 3.5lbs down. Yippeee!

Wow well done thats brill!! Im back from motivation and down 3lbs!! Kinda expected more for my first week and stuck to it religously!! But hey im going to be positive and i could be up 3lbs if i didnt join!! My aim is to lose 2lbs to 3lbs a week so im on target!! ONLY 3st 11lbs to go :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

theresaloo

I have a question, does anyone know if its better to go to the gym/exercise in the morning before work or after work or does it make a difference??

anewme

Suppose it is down to yourself. I prefer going in the morning as I have more energy. It is harder when you get in from work and sometimes if you sit down at all you wont get up.

Morning suits me better, but it could be a bit of trial and error for you.

3lbs is a good weight loss, though I would have thought more with Motivation first week too.

You might be one of those people (bit like me) where it sometimes takes a couple of weeks to get going, so if I am bad this week, it will show on the scales in two weeks as opposed to the week itself. Sometimes if I have been a bit bold, I think I got away with it but it always catches up.

Also, it could depend on what time you were weighed in with motivation. I find evenings the worst for weigh in's too!

Keep it going and post progress!

theresaloo

anewme wrote: »

Suppose it is down to yourself. I prefer going in the morning as I have more energy. It is harder when you get in from work and sometimes if you sit down at all you wont get up.

Morning suits me better, but it could be a bit of trial and error for you.

3lbs is a good weight loss, though I would have thought more with Motivation first week too.

You might be one of those people (bit like me) where it sometimes takes a couple of weeks to get going, so if I am bad this week, it will show on the scales in two weeks as opposed to the week itself. Sometimes if I have been a bit bold, I think I got away with it but it always catches up.

Also, it could depend on what time you were weighed in with motivation. I find evenings the worst for weigh in's too!

Keep it going and post progress!

Thanks for that i think i'ii try go more in the mornings might wake me up a bit more aswell!! yeah i did think it would be more especially when i didnt cheat once, not one thing did i put in mouth that i wasnt meant to! I have gone over my points in ww and lost 5lbs in that week!! Ah sure i'ii keep goin and hopefully pay off next week, going to up the exercise so that will help!! I got weight around the same time so that wasnt it but i did wear jeans today and linen trousers last week so maybe that was it lol

Daisy M

theresaloo wrote: »

Thanks for that i think i'ii try go more in the mornings might wake me up a bit more aswell!! yeah i did think it would be more especially when i didnt cheat once, not one thing did i put in mouth that i wasnt meant to! I have gone over my points in ww and lost 5lbs in that week!! Ah sure i'ii keep goin and hopefully pay off next week, going to up the exercise so that will help!! I got weight around the same time so that wasnt it but i did wear jeans today and linen trousers last week so maybe that was it lol

Any loss is good, go and find something that weights the same as the amount you lost, few lbs butter, sugar whatever pick it up and see what you have achieved.

BlueIsland

Lost 45lbs since Jan 1st! three months- 3 stone 3 lbs! Wanted to lose 4 stone (the magic 56) so 11 pounds to go! I have done so the following way.....

• Found out my basic calorie needs ( was in around 3500 including exercise).Finding this out I dropped it enough to lose weight sufficiently but not in an unhealthy manner.

• I tracked the foods I ate which predominantly consisted of the following...

Breakfast- Omlette with peppers,onion and mushroom with cottage cheese, a piece of fruit and a yoghurt.
11am- Hummus with carrot sticks, a piece of fruit.
Lunch- Chicken salad with cottage cheese and an apple.
Dinner- Fish with a tonne of broccolli, carrots etc etc.
Snacks fruits, nuts etc........

• I set up long term, short term and weekly goals. So I have a training notebook and food notebook.
• I lifted heavy weights (check out the fitness forum)
• I did beneficial cardio ( not four hours on cross trainer with a paper)
• I realised that I was never gonna be happy until I take control. I am in control of how I look.

There is no need for weights watchers or slimming world or whatever in my opinion. But whatever works for you.

ArtCurios78

interesting thread, i really need to lose weight about 4 stone ideally to get (back) to 10 stone. I've 2 young kids + walk everywhere but eat so much - tend to eat all the leftovers of the lovely meals i make that no else seems to appreciate. i work part time and feel like a heifer in work clothes etc. also drink too much wine! have joined weightwatchers about 3 times in the last 2 years but find it hard to make the meetings and really feel it's just a product they're trying to sell ifykwim. am unfortunately a disorganised type and my appearance just no longer seems the priority it once was. argh it's only on the rare occasions that i'm out in a nightclub or something that i realise how awful i look but it no longer seems to upset me as it once would have - is my confidence in fact too high?? i'm quite tall so don't look too bad really - i am a size 14 in next, m&s so this also lulls me into a false sense of security. big problem is dinner for kids at 5:30 and then make more food for husband at 8-ish when kids in bed. also my one year old doesn't sleep soundly so am tired and grumpy a lot which can only be cured by wine & choc. am also addicted to coffee. husband is stick thin and does comment in amazement when i have second helping of cake or whatever. think i must be a comfort eater. Would love to get up and go for run at 5:30 in the morning but it never happens. Any suggestions?

weeman2

Just a query to the MODS why is Lipotrim banned from this

Is it not censorship

Who banned it

If it is reccommended by chemists all around the country why are people banned from discussing it here ? It seems odd

For the record i dont in anyway think people should do it i did it once and it wasnt plesent at all i just think that if the info is on here then it allows people make informed decissions.

I would also like to see this thread keeping to its name and people posting there experiences there seems to be a few opinionated people who think they are nutritionist and keep poking holes in everything people are saying this thread is really important to alot of people so please keep to it.

Well done to the people who have posted there experiences keep up the work its great to read about your experiences

g'em

weeman2 wrote: »

Just a query to the MODS why is Lipotrim banned from this

Hey weeman2.

If you do a search for Lipotrim and read through the threads you find you should see quite quickly why we stopped allowing discussion of it. Not to put too fine a point on it but they end disasterously - while I'm all for informed decisions and agree with you that we should be able to talk about it openly and frankly the simple truth is that by and large the people using it don't want to be informed. The regular users get frustrated at the head-brick-wall nature of the threads and it ends up as a nasty argument.

But also, as you've pointed out, this is a product that is licensed for use by Chemists and so technically it falls under the medical products rule - if you're supposed to use it under a Chemists' guidelines then we can't give advice for its use here.

anewme

ArtCurios78 wrote: »

interesting thread, i really need to lose weight about 4 stone ideally to get (back) to 10 stone. I've 2 young kids + walk everywhere but eat so much - tend to eat all the leftovers of the lovely meals i make that no else seems to appreciate. i work part time and feel like a heifer in work clothes etc. also drink too much wine! have joined weightwatchers about 3 times in the last 2 years but find it hard to make the meetings and really feel it's just a product they're trying to sell ifykwim. am unfortunately a disorganised type and my appearance just no longer seems the priority it once was. argh it's only on the rare occasions that i'm out in a nightclub or something that i realise how awful i look but it no longer seems to upset me as it once would have - is my confidence in fact too high?? i'm quite tall so don't look too bad really - i am a size 14 in next, m&s so this also lulls me into a false sense of security. big problem is dinner for kids at 5:30 and then make more food for husband at 8-ish when kids in bed. also my one year old doesn't sleep soundly so am tired and grumpy a lot which can only be cured by wine & choc. am also addicted to coffee. husband is stick thin and does comment in amazement when i have second helping of cake or whatever. think i must be a comfort eater. Would love to get up and go for run at 5:30 in the morning but it never happens. Any suggestions?

Hi, hope you don't think I am being hard on you, but you don't seem ready to focus on weight loss. If you join WW or Slimming World or Motivation or whatever - you need to at least make the time to go to the meetings. If you are making excuses for yourself, these programs will not work for you. Also, if you don't really care about your appearance, then you are only half heartedly doing it and it will fail, ah, I will go next week, exercise tomorrow, etc.....

The one thing you need in spades is plenty of will power. I think this is the secret to it all. I tried a couple of times to lose weight, but like you, I was only half baked about it. It was only this Jan, that for whatever reason I realised that I looked frumpy and was not being fair to myself and that was just the end of it. I got a focus like I have never had before for anything (?) and it worked for me. When you start to lose weight and you get compliments from other people, it does help spur you on. But if you are not into your appearance anyway, then it might not help you. I think you have to be a little bit "vain" and I mean that in the right way, if you know what I mean.

I am not meaning to sound hard about it, but anyone who has lost weight will tell you that it is a hard slog and if you are not 100% committed to whatever you sign up to, there is no point.

Perhaps now is just not the right time for you?

theresaloo

BlueIsland wrote: »

Lost 45lbs since Jan 1st! three months- 3 stone 3 lbs! Wanted to lose 4 stone (the magic 56) so 11 pounds to go! I have done so the following way.....

• Found out my basic calorie needs ( was in around 3500 including exercise).Finding this out I dropped it enough to lose weight sufficiently but not in an unhealthy manner.

• I tracked the foods I ate which predominantly consisted of the following...

Breakfast- Omlette with peppers,onion and mushroom with cottage cheese, a piece of fruit and a yoghurt.
11am- Hummus with carrot sticks, a piece of fruit.
Lunch- Chicken salad with cottage cheese and an apple.
Dinner- Fish with a tonne of broccolli, carrots etc etc.
Snacks fruits, nuts etc........

• I set up long term, short term and weekly goals. So I have a training notebook and food notebook.
• I lifted heavy weights (check out the fitness forum)
• I did beneficial cardio ( not four hours on cross trainer with a paper)
• I realised that I was never gonna be happy until I take control. I am in control of how I look.

There is no need for weights watchers or slimming world or whatever in my opinion. But whatever works for you.

Wow well done 45lbs since jan that is brillant!! I have to say you are great for working out the calories etc i would get a bit confused and i think thats why i needed to join a programme so it was set in stone for me, plus i tryed dieting alone and didnt get too far no will power!! I wish i had your will power to do it alone but i dont thats why i need to go to the consultation every week to keep me motivated and to get a good kick up the ass!! Your post is very interesting and i defo will be in control soon im nearly there!!

theresaloo

Down 4lbs this week thats half a stone in two weeks happy with that! hope everyone else's is going good for them!!

anewme

That's good going. Well done. You must be getting a bit of momentum going now!

Had my weigh in tonight at Slimming World. Down 2.5 pounds. 1 stone 9 and a half in total with slimming world and another half stone the couple of weeks before I joined.

Am now 3 lbs away from my interim goal of 10 stone. Dont think I can go down much more than that though! But might try for another 5 lbs or so.

theresaloo

anewme wrote: »

That's good going. Well done. You must be getting a bit of momentum going now!

Had my weigh in tonight at Slimming World. Down 2.5 pounds. 1 stone 9 and a half in total with slimming world and another half stone the couple of weeks before I joined.

Am now 3 lbs away from my interim goal of 10 stone. Dont think I can go down much more than that though! But might try for another 5 lbs or so.

Thanks!! Well done to you too! 3lbs pounds away that is brilliant i'd love to be 3lbs away from mine not 3 stone lol!! :eek:

anewme

I never got to Slimming World this week as I was working late all week- but I reckon I stayed the same.

How's the Motivation Weight Loss going?